This is a video briefly examining the function of deep battle doctrine within the context of the Great patriotic war. It is based on the Soviet perspective and analyzes how the doctrine works, how it was created, and how the doctrine differs from blitzkrieg.

I am a novice in this type of video creation so please pardon my lack of audio quality. I hope you enjoy and please be sure to like, subscribe, and share.

Deep Battle was a decisive phenomenon in Soviet planning because it took advantage of the manpower reserves in a way that actually put them to use. In the first half of the war the Soviet Union generally placed strategic reserves in the rear but almost treated them as ad hoc defensive units that often got bogged down on offensives because of lack of focal points of attack. Such a wide frontage was evident in Operation Mars where the Soviet Union incurred massive casualties while inflicting light German losses. These lessons would be well learned, but the idea of narrow frontage would not stick until after the Battle of Kursk. Another point that I didn't mention was that Soviet units were thinking more realistically in terms of operational capacity. During Operation little Saturn Soviet forces became massively over-extended because of overly ambitious objectives. Obviously a lot of what I am saying is regurgitation from either the video or the source I used, but I have included many case examples I thought of and some analysis. I may also possibly upload this in the future to improve audio quality. Be sure to follow my World War 2 series to learn more about this subject.

[Sources]

When titans clashed- D Glantz
Various Wikipedia Articles
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[Soundtrack]

Hearts of Iron III Soundtrack

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